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Improving care near the end of life. Why is it so hard?
B. Lo
JAMA. 1995 Nov 22; 274(20): 1634–1636.

Is Cited by the Following 14 Articles in this Archive:

Enhancing end of life care on general internal medical wards: the 3 Wishes Project
Julie C. Reid, Brittany Dennis, Neala Hoad, France Clarke, Rajendar Hanmiah, Daniel Brandt Vegas, Anne Boyle, Feli Toledo, Jill C. Rudkowski, Mark Soth, Diane Heels-Ansdell, Andrew Cheung, Kathleen Willison, Thanh H. Neville, Jason Cheung, Anne Woods, Deborah Cook
BMC Palliat Care. 2023; 22: 11. Published online 2023 Feb 14. doi: 10.1186/s12904-023-01133-4
PMCID:
PMC9925934
Abstract Article PDF–1.3M
Facilitating Communication for Critically Ill Patients and their Family Members: Study Protocol for Two Randomized Trials Implemented in the U.S. and France
J. Randall Curtis, Nancy Kentish-Barnes, Lyndia C. Brumback, Elizabeth L. Nielsen, Kathryn I. Pollak, Patsy D. Treece, Lisa Hudson, Gigi Garzio, Jennifer Im, Bryan J. Weiner, Nita Khandelwal, Matthieu Resche-Rigon, Elie Azoulay, Ruth A. Engelberg
Contemp Clin Trials. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2022 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 Aug; 107: 106465. Published online 2021 Jun 3. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106465
PMCID:
PMC8429114
Abstract Article PDF–572K
Supporting Family Decision-making for a Child Who Is Seriously Ill: Creating Synchrony and Connection
Vanessa N. Madrigal, Katherine Patterson Kelly
Pediatrics. 2018 Nov; 142(Suppl 3): S170–S177. Published online 2018 Nov 1. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-0516H
PMCID:
PMC6220653
Abstract Article PDF–862K
Measuring Family Members' Satisfaction with End-of-Life Care in Long-Term Care: Adaptation of the CANHELP Lite Questionnaire
Shevaun Nadin, Mohammed Ali Miandad, Mary Lou Kelley, Jill Marcella, Daren K. Heyland
Biomed Res Int. 2017; 2017: 4621592. Published online 2017 Jun 19. doi: 10.1155/2017/4621592
PMCID:
PMC5494554
Abstract Article PDF–929K
Development and evaluation of an interprofessional communication intervention to improve family outcomes in the ICU
J. Randall Curtis, Paul S. Ciechanowski, Lois Downey, Julia Gold, Elizabeth L. Nielsen, Sarah E. Shannon, Patsy D. Treece, Jessica P. Young, Ruth A. Engelberg
Contemp Clin Trials. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2013 Nov 11.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Clin Trials. 2012 Nov; 33(6): 10.1016/j.cct.2012.06.010. Published online 2012 Jul 6. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2012.06.010
PMCID:
PMC3823241
Abstract Article PDF–310K
Preventing Life-Sustaining Treatment by Default
Ursula K. Braun, Laurence B. McCullough
Ann Fam Med. 2011 May; 9(3): 250–256. doi: 10.1370/afm.1227
PMCID:
PMC3090434
Abstract Article PDF–155K
Defining priorities for improving end-of-life care in Canada
Daren K. Heyland, Deborah J. Cook, Graeme M. Rocker, Peter M. Dodek, Demetrios J. Kutsogiannis, Yoanna Skrobik, Xuran Jiang, Andrew G. Day, S. Robin Cohen
CMAJ. 2010 Nov 9; 182(16): E747–E752. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.100131
PMCID:
PMC2972350
Abstract Article PDF–156K
Surrogate Decision-Makers' Perspectives on Discussing Prognosis in the Face of Uncertainty
Leah R. Evans, Elizabeth A. Boyd, Grace Malvar, Latifat Apatira, John M. Luce, Bernard Lo, Douglas B. White
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Jan 1; 179(1): 48–53. Published online 2008 Oct 17. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200806-969OC
PMCID:
PMC2615661
Abstract Article PDF–97K
The Association between Treatment Preferences and Trajectories of Care at the End-of-Life
JoAnne Alissi Cosgriff, Margaret Pisani, Elizabeth H. Bradley, John R. O’Leary, Terri R. Fried
J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Nov; 22(11): 1566–1571. Published online 2007 Sep 14. doi: 10.1007/s11606-007-0362-6
PMCID:
PMC2219807
Abstract Article PDF–138K
Defining limits in care of terminally ill patients
Ursula K Braun, Rebecca J Beyth, Marvella E Ford, Laurence B McCullough
BMJ. 2007 Feb 3; 334(7587): 239–241. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39048.475046.68
PMCID:
PMC1790782
Abstract Article PDF–155K
What matters most in end-of-life care: perceptions of seriously ill patients and their family members
Daren K. Heyland, Peter Dodek, Graeme Rocker, Dianne Groll, Amiram Gafni, Deb Pichora, Sam Shortt, Joan Tranmer, Neil Lazar, Jim Kutsogiannis, Miu Lam, for the Canadian Researchers End-of-Life Network(CARENET)
CMAJ. 2006 Feb 28; 174(5): 627–633. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.050626
PMCID:
PMC1389825
Abstract Article PDF–241K
Decision support and safety of clinical environments
A Morris
Qual Saf Health Care. 2002 Mar; 11(1): 69–75. doi: 10.1136/qhc.11.1.69
PMCID:
PMC1743567
Summary PDF–140K
Understanding Physicians' Skills at Providing End-of-Life Care: Perspectives of Patients, Families, and Health Care Workers
J Randall Curtis, Marjorie D Wenrich, Jan D Carline, Sarah E Shannon, Donna M Ambrozy, Paul G Ramsey
J Gen Intern Med. 2001 Jan; 16(1): 41–49. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2001.00333.x
PMCID:
PMC1495161
Abstract Article PDF–943K
Barriers to Communication About End-of-Life Care in AIDS Patients
J. Randall Curtis, Donald L. Patrick
J Gen Intern Med. 1997 Dec; 12(12): 736–741. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.07158.x
PMCID:
PMC1497199
Abstract Article PDF–263K